THIS Rhett Butler Will Never Die

since my last posting! The day after I attended the U2 concert with my son I began a new job! And just 4 days ago, I quit that job. I'll tell you a little bit about the experience. There's a large thrift store in the next town, called SAVERS. It's a chain of thrift stores run like a retail store. Better pay than I made at Peets Coffee! One day I was in there looking for something that my son needed for his baby girl. They didn't have it, and rather than just run out the door, I lingered for a few moments and looked around the place. I paused and wondered, "Could I work here and be happy?" i.e. less stressed and prone to illness than I was at the coffee shop? I looked around at the other employees and saw a couple of people that looked even older than myself, and thought that was a good sign. So I checked in with my intuition and it felt positive, that it wouldn't hurt to talk to someone. The person I spoke to asked what I was interested in. I thought that ...

So many things have happened, I don't think it matters what I begin with. So I'll just let this flow... i got a JOB! who would ever have guessed that this would or COULD happen. but i've been working on putting the bug in the ear of a local employer since August that I was interested in working for them. And I knew I qualified well enough to be able to do the work. it's at Windmill Farms, our town "vegetable stand". They've been in business since 1974, when my family first moved here and I did work for them before, the first year I was married. i'm just working as a cashier, which is hella easy and fun. I need to get in touch with Social Security and with my welfare worker to let them know, but I think it's safe to wait until I get my first paycheck.  .... the implications of this are rather huge. I can start to do so many things, theoretically at least. like save money to make a trip to Ireland. and begin to pay off my student loan. even thoug...